Year: 2015
Buhari’s Government And Ajaokuta Steel
By Michael Jegede With what a completed Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCO) holds for the growth of Nigeria’s economy, it is…
The Killer Gin
Locally brewed gin also known as Ogogoro is a popular drink among the poor and rural dwellers because it is…
A Touch Of Old School
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi Did you know that once you hit 40 years of age, whether you’re a man or…
NASS Leadership: Lawan Goes To Court
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Members of Senate Unity Forum, a group of Senators in the ruling All Progressives Congress who were in…
How Saraki, Dogara Snubbed Buhari
How did Senator Bukola Saraki carry out his bloodless Senate coup yesterday, completely outsmarting his party and the party anointed…
Garba emerges Speaker of Jigawa Assembly
Alhaji Idris Garba, member representing Jahun Constituency in Jigawa House of Assembly, has emerged the new Speaker of the sixth…
Man To Undergo Head Transplant
Daniels Ekugo Russian Valery Spiridonov, volunteering to be the guinea pig for pioneering head transplant surgery flew to America to…
36 million Nigerians prone to mental disorder
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Femi Olugbile, on Wednesday said that at least 20 per cent of Nigerians are prone to…
Bomb threats prompts White House press room evacuation
The White House press room was evacuated over a bomb threat after a phone call alerted the Metropolitan Police Department,…
Lawmaker Withdraws Case Against Eshinloku
Jamiu Yisa A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hakeem Masha has withdrawn his case against current…
Saraki, Dogara Pro-PDP —Lai Mohammed
Jamiu Yisa The National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the present composition of…
Ogogoro: 66 dead in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The death toll of those who have died after consuming dog meat and the locally brewed gin…
Borno pledges support to Military High Command in Maiduguri
The Borno Government said it was willing to provide logistic support toward the relocation of the Military High Command to…
Mexico coach, players risk fine over election tweets
Mexico City (AFP) – Mexico manager Miguel Herrera and two of his star players could face fines of $9,000 each…
Rivers Looting: Police quiz suspects over missing vehicles
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command and other security agencies are quizzing some persons who were arrested in a hideout…
N8bn Scam: CBN executives, others to remain in prison till June 15
Six executives of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Patience Okoro Eye; Afolabi Olufemi Johnson; Ilori Adekunle Sunday; Kolawole Babalola,…
Mixed reactions trail 8th National Assembly elections
Reactions trailed the emergence of Sen. Bukola Saraki as the 8th Senate President and the election of other principal officers…
Sudan is ‘fountain of ancient Islamic scholarship’, says Emir of Kano
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll, on Tuesday, described Sudan as one of the most respected citadels of…
Deji of Akure gets staff of office
Ondo Government on Tuesday presented staff of office to the new traditional ruler of Akure Kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi,…
Nigerian army seeks support for anti-insurgency operations
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday appealed for support for the military in its drive to end Boko Haram insurgency in…
Maiduguri Airport to re-open soon – Air Force
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said the Maiduguri International Airport closed down in December 2013 due to insurgencies…
Oshiomhole laments dwindling federal allocation
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has disclosed that the last monthly allocation disbursed by the administration of…
Embark on programmes implementation, APBN tells Buhari
The President of the National Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), Mr Foluso Fasoto, on Tuesday tasked the new…
Deaths from HIV, AIDS drop in Sub-Sahara Africa
The African Group at the United Nations General Assembly said on Tuesday that new infections and deaths from HIV and…
PDP congratulates Saraki, Dogara, Ekweremadu
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated newly elected Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu…
Lasun defeats Monguno, emerge Deputy Speaker, House of Reps
Hon Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun representing Osogbo/Olorunda/Orolu/Irepodun of Osun state has been elected Deputy Speaker of the 8th Assembly. Lasun, a…
Kwara traditional rulers laud Saraki as 8th Senate president
Some traditional rulers in Kwara have described the election of Sen. Bukola Saraki as President of the 8th Senate as…
Edo police arraign 227 suspects
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin, the Edo State capital, southern Nigeria, have arraigned 12 suspected cult leaders before a…
Atiku congratulates Saraki, Dogara
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the newly elected leaders of the National Assembly, admonishing…
Buhari backs Saraki, Dogara as Senate President, Speaker
President Muhammadu Buhari has backed Senator Bukola Saraki and Honourable Yakubu Dogara as the President of the Senate and the…